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Mark Your Calendars!
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August 2010
August 4
Plant Science Day
Lockwood Farm, Hamden (CT Agricultural Experiment Station)
September 2010
September 14
Judges' Council
September 15
Garden Club Day at the Connecticut Science Center - Tours and Children's Garden Dedication.
Click here for details and reservation form. September 22-26
Fall Board Meeting - Montana
October 2010
October 4-6
Flower Show School Course I
learn about Flower Show Procedure, Design and Horticulture.
*Bring a friend for half price (first 22 registrants).
Registration deadline: September 20, 2010
Click here for brochure and registration information.
October 14
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) Symposium
On Thursday, October 14, 2010, the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) will present a symposium entitled Challenges and Successes: Working Cooperatively to Manage Invasive Plants. The symposium, open to the public, will take place from 8 am – 4 pm at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. Keynote speaker, Dr. Bernd Blossey, will present "The Power of Choice: New Frontiers in Invasive Plant Management and Conservation.” Concurrent afternoon sessions will cover the industry perspective – what’s working, early detection & rapid response, invasives management research, invaded forests, Cooperative Weed Management Areas, and local success stories. Research posters and other educational exhibits will be featured throughout the day. The registration fee, including parking, information packet, lunch, and other refreshments, is $40 (postmarked by September 18) and $55 if postmarked after September 18 or for walk-in registrations. Student fee, with ID, is $25. CT DEP Pesticide Recertification and other Continuing Education Credits are available. The program agenda and registration information are available at www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg. For additional information, or to be mailed a paper copy of the symposium brochure, contact Donna Ellis at (860) 486-6448.
October 18-19
NER Meeting, Vermont
October 20
Awards Meeting, Aqua Turf
November 2010
November 8-10
Gardening Study School
November 16
Judges' Council
November 17
FGCCT Board Meeting
10 am, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
January 2011
January 19
FGCCT Board Meeting
10 am, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
February 2011
February 24-27
"Capture the Magic" - A Standard Flower Show
Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, Hartford
March 2011
March 15
Judges' Council
March 16
FGCCT Board Meeting
10 am, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
March 22-24
Landscape Design School, Course I
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
April 2011
Landscape Design School-Course I (Date TBA)
April 19
Judges' Council
April 20
Annual Meeting
Aqua Turf
May 2011
Environmental Studies School-Course I (Date TBA)
May 17
Judges' Council
May 18
FGCCT Board Meeting
10 am, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
May 27-29
NGC Convention
Washington, DC
NER Symposium (Date TBA)
July 2011
July 20
FGCCT Board Meeting
August 2011
August 3
Plant Science Day
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Lockwood Farm, Hamden
September 2011
September 21
FGCCT Board Meeting
10 am, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Fall Board Meeting
St Louis
October 2011
October 12-14
Flower Show School Course II
NER Meeting (Date TBA)
October 19
FGCCT Awards Meeting
Aqua Turf
November 2011
November 16
FGCCT Board Meeting
10 am, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Gardening Study School- Course II (TBA)
And coming in 2012 (mark your calendars now!)
April 18, 2012-Annual Meeting-Aqua Turf
Oct. 17, 2012-Awards Meeting-Aqua Turf
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